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Yarmouth grants temporary waivers as restaurants test single‑use plastic replacements
Summary
The Board of Health allowed short term extensions for two local food businesses to use existing stock while they test compostable/alternative packaging; the board asked businesses to share successful samples and return with results in October.
The Yarmouth Board of Health on April 6 granted temporary waivers and deadline extensions to food establishments seeking replacements for single‑use plastic products required by the town's plastic‑reduction regulation.
Representatives of Papuccinos described testing replacement containers after sampling failures: Peter Gillespie and area manager Michelle Okonnell said one sample cup “actually melted” during use and that…
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